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The India squad, led by Suryakumar Yadav, has landed in Ahmedabad for his or her ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final match with Latest Zealand.
(From left) Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya (Screengrab/ANI)
The members of India’s T20 World Cup 2026 team touched down in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Friday evening for his or her title clash against Latest Zealand to be played on Sunday night. The Suryakumar Yadav-led squad looked in high spirits as they made their way from Ahmedabad airport into the team bus to go away for his or her hotel.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who travelled along with his wife and child, left in a separate automotive alongside all-rounder Axar Patel. Each cricketers hail from Gujarat.
The likes of Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh, together with batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, may very well be seen heading into the team bus amid heavy security.
The defending champions are expected to practise on Saturday and in addition address the media.
Narendra Modi Stadium, the venue of the title clash that boasts a capability of around 132,000 spectators, is predicted to be packed to the rafters.
That is the fourth time of their history that India have made it to the ultimate of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after 2007 (winners), 2014 (runners-up) and 2024 (winners). That is probably the most by any team within the competition’s history.
No team has managed to defend the title, with India aiming to develop into the primary team to accomplish that. However, Latest Zealand are playing of their second-ever T20 World Cup final, having earlier finished as runners-up in 2022 when Australia won their maiden title.
India qualified for the ultimate by winning seven of their eight matches. They won all 4 of their Group A matches to enter the Super 8 round, where they found themselves in a must-win situation against Zimbabwe and West Indies. They registered emphatic victories in each matches to establish a semi-final meeting with England, which turned out to be a high-scoring contest, with India recording a seven-run win.
March 07, 2026, 09:13 IST
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